This year's No. 1 Best Place to Work in NYC is a VC-backed startup that embraces the Japanese value of omotenashi, or extending hospitality wholeheartedly. Proactively addressing employees' needs and wants, the firm provides a plethora of amenities, including group exercise, happy hours, free daily lunch and retreats in such places as Sag Harbor, L.I., and Park City, Utah, as well as such family-friendly benefits as $1,000 in "baby cash" to help offset the costs of a new addition. This firm epitomizes a supportive, respectful and kind workplace.

Doing good feels great at this company, which makes it easy for employees to pursue their desires to make a difference. Through its Dropbox for Good initiative, workers have hosted company tours and shared their educational choices and career experiences with such organizations as All Star Code, which prepares young men of color for full-time employment in the tech sector. In addition, employees get a day off per quarter to volunteer at a charity of their own choosing.

Employees here don't need to explain to their moms and dads what they do or why they spend so much time at work. Instead, they just bring them to Parents' Day, a companywide event that shows what the firm is about, mixes family time with team bonding, and features special activities, including, of course, a game of Family Feud.

A three-week rental at the Jersey Shore serves as the setting for a sales team retreat, and enables employees to get away with team members. In addition, the firm has hosted a volleyball game at Pier 25 in TriBeCa. The company also provides tuition assistance on a case-by-case basis.

After every 10 years of employment, workers at this publicly traded investment company are eligible for a two-month paid sabbatical to pursue activities for personal growth and development, including traveling, volunteering and research.Correction:WisdomTree offers 23 days off. The number was misstated in an earlier version of this profile.

Supported by the corporate philosophy "Good work takes time" staffers thrive, and get their work done, in a company that respects the creative process and doesn't impose arbitrary deadlines or react to market pressures.

Twice a year, $1,000 in airline credit, 50,000 Starwood points and $500 for trip spending money go to an employee who lives the firm's four core values: "Circle of Education," "Love What You Do," "Attitude of Gratitude" and "Strive for Greatness." Four additional workers each get the airline credit and 30,000 Starwood points for embracing one core value.

Surprise Lake Camp in Cold Spring, N.Y., is the site of this firm's two-day annual retreat, where team-building exercises, a game of kickball and a campfire provide employees with lasting memories. The firm has also provided soldiers with lasting memories—handmade cards.

Besides stress-reducing activities such as yoga, happy hours, and movie and game nights, employees at this company can take two "duvet days" a year—and simply pull the blanket over their head, catch more z's and skip work.

Going above and beyond the call of duty on a client project or internal initiative doesn't go unnoticed here. Workers are encouraged to pen thank-you notes to each other for such efforts, and they can nominate a colleague for a Random Acts of Recognition award, which can encompass such tokens of appreciation as a gift certificate to a coffee shop. The collegiality also has extended to workers participating in a charitable bike ride.

At this law firm, worker grievances and issues are addressed immediately, accomplishments and milestones—including birthdays and anniversaries—are celebrated, and high standards of behavior and respect are upheld.

Employees here have lots of occasions to learn, courtesy of an extensive online library that features courses on everything from business skills to safety, and tuition assistance of $1,500 for approved undergrad and grad courses, or $500 per year for continuing education.

Professional development gets a big nod here, with the firm supporting and encouraging workers' participation in an online training program or outside seminars that dovetail with individual job descriptions and responsibilities.

Just as it gives the public the opportunity to help shape their favorite brands, this company uses its own platform, as well as Slack and TinyPulse, to empower employees to weigh in on large and small decisions that affect them.

Along with an array of special events enlivening the workplace calendar—including a chili cook-off, Hawaiian shirt day and cheese-ball eating contest—employees can join clubs to indulge their shared passion for everything from wine to running.

This firm provides employees with boundless opportunities to learn and develop in a highly collaborative atmosphere. The CEO, for example, started out as a junior salesperson, and a junior accountant is fulfilling a desire to learn about systems operations

This telecommunications company brims with monetary rewards, as in a yearly bonus based on the company's results and individual workers' performance; quarterly payouts for reaching benchmarks; and retention bonuses after completing professional certifications.

With the CEO fielding anonymous questions during monthly "fireside chats" and the firm regularly sharing financial reports with employees, transparency and open communication are among this company's hallmarks.

Fitness buffs need go no farther than this workplace, where its director of health leads a variety of exercise classes, including mobility and cardio training, as well as team stretch breaks and morning meditation.

Weekly yoga and monthly massages on-site, discounted gym memberships across the city and bike-storage racks all point to a workplace that helps employees stay fit. Weekly companywide luncheons keep workers in the loop.

Founded by Razorfish alums Albert Muzaurieta and Nedim Aruz, this agency exudes a collegial vibe, with each worker receiving three "golden quarters" a month to give to teammates, who can redeem them from a gumball machine that features a range of prizes, including an iPad Mini and a restaurant gift certificate.

Extending its hospitality to employees, this multibrand global firm, which has lodgings everywhere from New York to Bali, offers talented workers the opportunity to develop professionally—and connect with different people and cultures—by transferring to different hotels.

Given employees' long workdays, this firm shows its gratitude in varied ways, including hosting an afternoon bowling party and awarding "Snooze or Cruise" certificates that allow winners to go to the office two hours late or leave two hours early on a day of their choice.

Individuals with an entrepreneurial yearning get healthy doses of inspiration and insight during the firm's periodic webinars. Sessions have featured the likes of Dev Ittycheria, the CEO and president of Mongo DB.

This company provides employees with opportunities to work collaboratively and independently. It then rewards them for a job well done with varied gifts, including spa certificates and Super Bowl tickets.

Respect and caring are values deeply embedded in this agency, where everyone, regardless of tenure or title, is responsible for upholding them in their interactions with one another. And every December, the firm fulfills the holiday wish list of a family in need.

The extras add up here. Employees enjoy a one-month paid sabbatical after five years to pursue personal interests and, once a week, they can take up to two hours off from work to participate in a company-paid healthy activity, such as spinning or meditating.

Nursing moms who work here don't fret when they're traveling: The firm provides a service to pick up their breast milk from any hotel and FedEx it home to their little one. This caring company also offers treadmill desks for walking meetings.

An open-floor plan and the co-founders' accessibility and design of their desks—which is just like everyone else's in the firm—go a long way toward letting each worker know that they are as important as the next person.

No one needs to feel stuck in a rut at this firm, where capable workers can assume more responsibilities, regardless of their tenure with the company, and are allowed to "run with" a special project that interests them, even if it falls under another team's purview. In addition to unlimited time off, employees also get five sick days and four personal days annually.

This firm knows how to have a good time, whether during its annual Las Vegas trip, which includes a scavenger hunt, a hike and meals at the best restaurants, or on late Friday afternoons, when craft beers and whiskeys are on tap.

With the firm enabling global brands like British Airways and Kellogg's to monitor social media to learn what the public thinks about them, this is a place where young, driven workers can develop a career—as well as play kickball and ping-pong with colleagues.

Demonstrating how much it cares for its employees, this company does everything from hosting a daily 4 p.m., 15-minute group exercise session to providing bike helmets to help ensure their safety in doing errands and commuting to and from work.

No one complains about the surfing lessons for employees who visit the firm's HQ in Ventura, Calif., but what workers value most is the opportunity to work with creative, compassionate and collaborative colleagues.

In a profession abounding with client and regulatory deadlines, this accounting firm's employees enjoy personal free time, thanks to reasonable hours during tax season, a year-round flexible schedule and, from early June to Labor Day, Fridays off.

It says a lot about a firm's culture, as a community and business, when it empowers a committee of employees to develop its core values, which include simple accountability, a caring community, curiosity that pushes through boundaries and rapid adaptability.

Along with its caring culture, this firm has a whimsical side, which is on display during its weekly giveaway announcements that sound like a call-in radio show, as in, "The 25th email response will receive tickets to a movie."

This business makes promoting from within a priority. But recommending candidates for jobs also pays, with employees earning recruitment fees, ranging from $1,500 for an entry-level post to $2,500 for a senior position, when their referrals are hired.

This menswear brand's creativity extends to its weekly cultural programs, which have included an astrologer, a meditation coach, nutrition sessions, massages, a water-drinking contest and an arcade night.Correction: Tommy John was founded in 2008. The year was misstated in an earlier version of this profile.

With the firm operating in 18 countries, employees get to interact with diverse colleagues and learn about different cultures. The global perspective also extends to the exotic locales of its annual companywide gathering, which last year was held along the beach by the cliffs in Faro, Portugal, and included yachting to a private island.

Music sets the tone at this global firm, where staffers share their tastes on the sound system. An annual music-video contest between offices, which is judged on everything from song choice to originality, serves as a bonding experience.

Along with creating transparency in commercial real estate transactions and values, this firm also gives its entire team updates from the CEO and team leaders, and workers are encouraged to ask questions.

Every Thursday, workers know they'll eat, drink and be merry at 5 p.m., the starting time for the company-sponsored in-office gatherings. But the fun also happens off-site—as in a scavenger hunt at the Bronx Zoo, for example. Plus, the company offers unlimited personal time off, as well as 11 vacation and five sick days.

In a place where everyone feels right at home, the wacky Nerf Program elevates collegiality to a new level, with employees not only enjoying bragging rights, but also receiving recognition for having the most unique Nerf weapons.

A special family atmosphere characterizes this law firm, which hosts parties in partners' homes, and everyone—from the lowest- to the highest-paid worker—is not only invited, but also feels welcomed and valued.

Listening takes many forms here, including interviews with departing employees; one-on-one meetings between employees and the human-resources department to address individual questions and concerns; and surveys to learn what workers like, dislike and would like. Meanwhile, the spirit committee enlivens the workplace with parties and happy hours.

While the freedom to make decisions on their own feeds employees' spirit, a company chef, who previously worked at the acclaimed Per Se restaurant, whips up three meals a day, taking the notion of office sustenance to new culinary heights.

The formal mentorship program at this recruitment company is a win-win for mentees, who are provided not only training and coaching, but also a go-to resource for their questions. For mentors, teaching cultivates leadership skills and refreshes their own knowledge.

This relatively small agency scores with employees for giving them the opportunities to work on campaigns for big-league brands, including Marriott International, Energizer batteries and ERA Real Estate.

At this accounting firm, business-casual, including jeans, is everyday attire, food is always on hand and, in a profession where people work overtime but aren't necessarily paid for it, entry- and midlevel tax consultants get their hourly rates for working more than 40 hours a week.

Hailing from such diverse fields as advertising, banking and teaching, employees relish working for a firm whose ultimate mission—to bring low- and no-cost education to developing countries and inner cities—dovetails with their own desires to make a difference on a global scale.

Getting on the fast track to fitness is no big deal here, courtesy of such on-site conveniences as a personal trainer, professionally led exercise, nutritional seminars and annual blood-test screenings, including for cholesterol and glucose levels. Tuition reimbursement is offered on a case-by-case basis.

With this sports league donating to charities selected by its participants, employees derive personal satisfaction in facilitating support for nonprofits, as well as the joy of occasionally running into people who have met their spouses through ZogSports' games.

Individual growth is encouraged at a company whose "Genius Lunches" have presented innovators like Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker eyewear and graffiti artist Ernest Zacharevic. And every employee can spend up to $3,000 annually on personal-enrichment activities, including sailing lessons and photography classes.

Footing the bill for on-site haircuts, shaves, manicures and massages, as well as for last year's power stretch and light meditation program, this event-planning tech company helps employees feel as good as they look.

Feelings Friday—a late-afternoon gathering that includes shout-outs to employees for a job well done, welcomes to new hires and announcements from the CEO—exemplifies this firm's commitment to a transparent, collegial environment.

Along with the satisfaction that comes with affording start-ups a platform to access and manage early-stage financing, employees take delight in knowing that this is also where companywide bonds have led to long-term friendships and relationships, as well as marriages.

In rotating employees on and off accounts, this firm not only exposes them to different creative concepts, clients, assignments and day-to-day responsibilities, but also feeds workers' appetites for learning and professional development.

This firm is all about communication, not only holding monthly management team and staff meetings and keeping employees informed with a weekly newsletter, but also enabling each worker to meet regularly with upper management. They also enjoy getting together socially, including at a Halloween party.

This accounting firm mitigates the impact of its busy season by rewarding extra vacation days to individuals who work excess hours during tax time. Plus, the practice gives newly minted CPAs a $1,000 bonus.

To encourage employees to unplug and emphasize the value of work-life balance, this firm gives an annual $250 bonus to workers who take a vacation for five consecutive days. And in the office, employees enjoy downtime, including a surprise puppy party.

Workers often grab lunch together, thanks to the friendly atmosphere fostered, in part, by this firm's stream of social programs, including a holiday dinner, Halloween-costume contest, happy hours, summer outings and recognition cards for employees to give to one another.

There's no gender bias at this diverse women-owned digital-ad firm, whose clients include such global brands as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Nestlé and Reckitt. Females account for 50% of the executives and nearly half of the employees.

With quarterly thematic events, such as a luau and gingerbread decorating activity, and a wellness program that includes flu shots and a health fair, this industry self-regulatory agency does its part to keep workers healthy and happy.

At this firm, which provides small-business loans through its proprietary platform, employees are inspired by their economic impact and empowered to voice ideas that advance the company and their careers.

This 142-year-old family-owned business extends the welcome mat to workers' families, including inviting them recently to a company dinner at the iconic Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, which it recently restored.

Employees don't need to guess about what it takes to advance here. Quarterly reviews provide workers with feedback, opportunities for professional growth and new ways they can contribute to the company.

An open floor plan, along with designated areas for working together, a fully stocked kitchen with communal seating and a game room, go a long way in encouraging employee interaction and creating a collaborative culture.

New hires receive not only team swag but are treated to a warm welcome at the on-site casual café Guac O'Clock, where they also get a chance to introduce themselves over beer, chips and guacamole. Workers also join together for charity work, including at the Bowery Mission. The company offers 12 personal days in addition to unlimited days off.

This firm's pro bono work provides attorneys with deeply meaningful volunteering experiences, such as hosting résumé and interviewing workshops for teenagers (through the nonprofit Sanctuary for Families), and securing the exoneration of a man imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, and winning a $7.5 million wrongful conviction case on his behalf.

A life assistance plan helps employees get through some of their most trying times. It encompasses child- and pet-care programs, marriage counseling, funeral planning, bereavement counseling and complimentary legal assistance.

It's not just the work that inspires employees but the on-site events, which have presented CEO interviews with the likes of Arianna Huffington and Tory Burch, and concerts featuring music groups, including rock band Pop Etc.

This company abounds with personal, professional and leadership development programs, including an in-house continuing education curriculum that covers everything from contract negotiations to the art of hand sketching.

Every quarter, the company funds a shopping spree in which the winner of a sales competition must spend anywhere between $400 and $750 in 30 minutes at a store of his or her own choosing. Exceeding that time limit means forfeiting the purchases, but employees usually know beforehand where to go for what they want.

This Union Square firm provides $40 worth of victuals each week from the nearby greenmarket. It also offers a range of ways to kick back together, including happy hours, yoga classes and camping trips. The company's charity work includes building bikes for underprivileged students.

To arrive at our annual ranking of the Best Places to Work in New York City Crain's partnered with Best Companies Group, an independent research firm that dispatched surveys to more than 26,800 employees in New York City. To be eligible, businesses had to employ 25 or more workers within the five boroughs. Scores from employees, who answered a confidential 87-question poll, were combined with scores from a 92-question survey for employers. Questions focused on everything from telecommuting policies to opportunities for advancement. Results from the employee surveys made up 75% of the total score, and from the employer questionnaire, 25%. Although they hail from diverse fields-including technology, law, construction and real estate-the 100 winners have at least one thing in common: a profound commitment to their workers' happiness. And many are sparing no expense to achieve that goal, treating their employees to a cornucopia of benefits and perks, including generous health care coverage, telecommuting options, tuition assistance and a daily menu of healthy snacks. They're also providing lots of opportunities to de-stress at the office-fitness classes, massages and arcade games-and off-site, with such perks as unlimited vacation.

Beyond those niceties, these companies have gone the distance in creating an atmosphere of collegiality, collaboration and caring, whether assigning a mentor to ease each new hire's transition into the fold, offering paid time off for volunteer work, empowering employees to turn their ideas into projects or hosting company getaways in scenic destinations. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are as of July 2015. Health care premiums represent the portion of the individual employee's premiums paid by the company. Average salaries are those of exempt workers. The abbreviation n/d indicates information that the company did not disclose. - Cara S. Trager